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Fico: Even God Doesn't Know What Would Happen If Britain Leaves EU

Fico: Even God Doesn't Know What Would Happen If Britain Leaves EU

Prague, June 8 (TASR-correspondent) – Both a ‘remain’ or ‘leave’ result in the upcoming Brexit will cause the EU headaches for several months, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after a meeting with his Czech counterpart in Prague on Wednesday. Fico who is on his first official visit to the

Interior Minister Kalinak to Stay in His Post

Interior Minister Kalinak to Stay in His Post

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) who faced a no-confidence motion in the Parliament on Tuesday will retain his post. Only 58 lawmakers out of present 138 voted for his ouster over the Basternak tax case. All present coalition MPs from Smer-SD, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet lent

Slovakia and Netherlands Ink Agreement on Presidency Cooperation

Slovakia and Netherlands Ink Agreement on Presidency Cooperation

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) and his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders on Thursday signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation during Slovakia’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU, TASR learnt on the same day. [The Netherlands currently holds

Kosice: Number of People Infected with Tick-borne Encephalitis Rises

Kosice: Number of People Infected with Tick-borne Encephalitis Rises

Kosice, May 31 (TASR) – The number of people suffering from tick-borne encephalitis in Kosice has increased, and the city’s Louis Pasteur University Hospital (UNLP) has accepted new patients, TASR learnt on Tuesday. A local tick-borne encephalitis infection broke out in Kosice last weekend. UNLP’s Infectology and Travel Medicine

Matecna: Farmers May Lose EU Funds Worth €1.4 Billion

Matecna: Farmers May Lose EU Funds Worth €1.4 Billion

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – Due to serious failures of the former management of the Agriculture and Regional Development Ministry (MPRV) and the National Agricultural and Food Centre (NPPC), Slovakia can lose EU funds for farmers and rural development worth €1.4 billion, TASR learnt on Friday. Agriculture and Regional Development

Unified Digital Market Viewed as Priority for Presidency and AmCham

Unified Digital Market Viewed as Priority for Presidency and AmCham

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – Slovakia during its Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of this year will focus on strengthening the European economy, modernisation and extension of a unified market and promote sustainable migration and asylum policies, says Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak.

Stefanec: Young Entrepreneurs Can Exchange Experience Via Erasmus

Stefanec: Young Entrepreneurs Can Exchange Experience Via Erasmus

Brussels, May 24 (TASR) – Slovak MEP Ivan Stefanec (KDH) has become an Ambassador for the EU programme – Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The programme is aimed at young entrepreneurs from EU-member states who can apply for a six-month training in small or medium-sized enterprises of their colleagues